Money safe



H. S. ROYSE.

MONEY SAFE.

APPLICATION flLED SEPT-.21| \92 @muted @ao Patented @et l, i922.

HAROLD S. ROYSE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

MONEY SAFE.

Application filed September 21, 1921. Serial No.k502.096.

To ril/ ir/iom. zfzmay cmi-cern.:

Be it known that I, HanoLn S. Borse, a citizen ot the llnited States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county ot'A Hennepin and AState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money rs'at'es. ot whichthe following' is a specification.

My invention relates vto money safes, It relates partfcularly to money safes into 'the box portion which, when attached and the edges ot the box are lacquered in g'old or gilded, g'ives the safe` the appea ance ot a book. The sate is thus given an attractive appearance and is convenient. torcarrying, since it may be easily slipped into the pocket or into a handbag. Another object is to provide the sate with a pocket for containing the passbook. notherobject is to pro- `away in angular 'shape so as to lit into an vide a register b v means otwhich the possessor may keep a record ot the amount of money which has been placed in the bank. Another object is to provide an unlocking device lor the device by means of which the sate is locked. the two devices being so co ordinated that the possessor ot the sate or any unauthorized person cannot remove coins but when the sate is taken to the bank` the teller who has the unlocking' device in his possession may quickly open the safe.

rl"he full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description` and the novel features embodied in my inventive idea will be par-v ticularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings which illustrate a desirable embodiment ot my invention.-

Fig. l isa plan view oit the upper vedge of my sate. Fig. Q is an elevational view showing one ot' the booklike covers opened. 2% is an enlarged view in central section. Fig. 'l is a view in section on the lineel--Af of Fig'. the book covers having been removed. Fig. S5 is a view in section on the line 3g-5 ot Fig'. Fig. (l is a` tragnientary view similar to Fig'. l but showing' the unlocking device in a ditlerent position. Fig. Tis a view in section on the line T T of Fig. 4. Fig'. o is' a` view similar to Fig. 'Tshowing the unlocking' .device in a different position; Fig. 9 is a view in section on the line 9-9 ot' Fig'. 4.

y leterring to the construction shown kin the drawings, the numeral 10 designates in general a box which is preferably made ot a combination of aluminum and other metal solas to be ot' lightweight and not liable to rust or tarnish. This box is preferably cast inonepiece with the exception ot' a closure 12 hinged at one end as indicated at 14 in This closure is provided with a slot 16 tor the insertion of money, the removal ot which through the slot is vprevented by ay plurality ot pairs ot' guard fingers 18 extending inwardly from the closure and surrounded by a flange Q0 as best shown in F ig. 9. The movable end ot the closure is, pro- 'vided with a catch Q2 normally pressed forward b-y a spring 24. the torward end of the catch being' bent best shown in Fig'. 3 to engage under the lug 2G which is oai the inside ot` the box. -For operating this catch, l provide-an unlocking device comprising' a base member QS'having its lower portion out kangular opening Il() in the closure. A small rod 32 is slidably carried by the base Q8, this rod having a head 2)-1 at its upper end. coiled spring' lili is placed between the head and the base, and the lower portion ot the rod is bent so as to have an upwardly extending end 3S which is normally held within a recessl in the base member as shown in Fig'. S -which is the position occupied when the unlocking' device is inserted 4in the opening 230. rThe catch Q2 is provided with a notch 4.() adapted to receive the end `38 when the rod 32 is pushed down and turned, the downward pressure on tlie rod being' released so that the tension ot the spring- 3G causes the end 38 to be drawn upwardly for engagement with the notch. llpon continuing the turning' movement ot the rod 32 in the direction indicated in Fig. 5. the catch is withdrawn as shown in Fig'. 6. and the closure may be quickly opened by the teller who has the unlocking device in'his possession. The back ot" the lbox 10, as shown in Fig. 1, is rounded in the manner ot the back ot' a book, and is prot'ided with a plurality 'of holes adapted to receive studs r`l2 project-- ing inwardly from the back 44 of theA booklikey covers 46 and 48 which are formed of suitable material such as leather or other `flexible material. By means of this studati tachment. the covers may be readily removed who may later become depositors, of the different services rendered b y the bank. These sheets orfbooklets are firmly held in place by the studs 42 and may be changed from time, to time as the customer brings in the safe to have the contents thereoiE placed to his credit. In Fig. 2 the sheets 5() are shown partly torn away in order to disclose a pocket 52 with which the cover is vprovided on its inner side for holding a passbook. The passbook is thus prevented from being mislaid and the depositor always hashis book when his safe` is brought into the bank. As shown in Fig. 2 one face of the box is provided Iwith a register which consists of two rotatable disks 54 for indicating dollars and two rotatable disks 56 Jr'or indicating cents. These disks are preferably mounted in a depression Jformed in the `tace. of the box. By properlyturning these disks, every time money'is dropped into the safe a person is able to tell at a glance the exact amount of money coritained'therein' The advantages (rt-my invention have tol a large extent been sci. torth in the *foregoing description. The provision ol' the detachable cover has three principal advantages: First: llt allows the banker a. medium O advertising that is oi'; great valueI as itrpermits him to slip in a. little booklet as often as he wishes telling the advantages of a. safety deposit box, a checking account, a trust account, and last but -not least diiiierent plans for saving and investments. He can advertise the banks securities and in fact, tell every savings customer about the ditferent departments of the bank. i

Second: lf-a customer has been using a money safe for a considerable 'time and closes out his account and returns the safe, a new and bright cover can vin'miediately be attached at a 'cost ot only a tew cents,.wln\.reas if the cover were permanently attached to the safe, the depreciation in a `lew years' from safes turned inon closed accounts would be considerable item.

Third: The cover is mad(` in such waythat a pocket is provided itor the pass book. thereby preventing loss ot' the same and the customer always has this book with him when the safe is brought in. '.l`he provision ol the register in .addition to enabling the custer and if they agree` he may be sure that his account is correct. A depositor who has been dropping small coins into a money safe for a number ot days or weeks is very aft to imagine that he has a; great deal more in the safe than is actually there, and a great many times there is a doubt thatthe teller might have made 'a mistake in counting. This is entirely eliminated bythe use of the register. The safe is provided with locking means which cannot be readily picked and the position of which,l is hidden. The particular unlocking device enables the: teller to quickly open the safe when 4it is brought in,

but the arrangement is of'such character and operates in such manner that the safe cannot be opened by a key of the customary construction.

I claim Y l. A money safe: comprising a boxlike member, booklikelcovers for said member,

and means for detachably securing said cov-pV ers to the back of said member.`

2. A money safe comprising a boxlike Amember, the back of which is rounded in the manner-'of a boo-k, booklike covers for said member, and means for detachably securing said covers to said rounded' back.

3. money safe comprising a boxlike member, booklike ,covers for said member, and interengaging means carried by the back of said member and by the'back of said covers for detachably securing the latter.

it. A. money safe comprising a boxlike member, booklike covers for said member. the back oi' said member being provided with holes, and studs carried by the back'of said covers `for detachably engaging in said holes.

5. money` salie comprising a boxlike member, the back ot which is rounded in the manner of a book andis provided with holes, booklike cove-rs for said member., and 4studs carried by the back o't said covers tor detachably engaging in said holes.

G. A. money safe comprising a. boxlike member, booklike covers tor said member, a passbook pocket carried by said covers, and means tor detachably securing said covers to said member.

7. A money safe comprising .a boxlike member; hooklike covers for said member, means for detachably securing said covers to the back of said member, and removable advertising sheets held in place by said means.

8. AQ money salie comprising` .a boxlike member, booklike covers tor said member, the back of said member being provided with holes, studs carried by the back oi' said meme ber, and iemovable advertising sheets held in place by said studs.

Laaaaao 9. A'v mone safe comprising a `boxlilie member, a 'c osure ifor 'said member, saidclosure having an angular opening, a catch for locking said closure, and an` angular unlocking device adapted to fit saidangular opening for cooperation with said catch.

10. A money safe comprising a boxlike member, a 'closure for said. member, said v closure having an angular opening, a spring- .spring-pressed catch for locking said closure, an angular member adapted to t said angularopening, and a rod slidably and rotatably vcarried by said angular member, theb inner portion of said rod being bent so as by said angular member, the inner to 'be capable of engaging a recess in Vsaid catch for retracting the latter. 12. A moneysafe comprising a boxlike member, a closure forl said member said closure having an angular opening, a springpressed catch Afor locking said closure, an angular member adapted to-t said angular opening, a rod slidably and rotatably carried by said angular member, a head secured to the upper end of said rod, and a spring engaging said head for normally holding said rod raised, the lower portion of said rodA being bent to'vform an upwardly extending end adapted 'to be maintained by said spring in arecess in said angular member and said catch having a recess adapted to be engaged by said upwardly extending end for retracting said catch when said rod is slid and rotated'. f

In testimony signature.

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